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Where does “claro” come from?

claro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese craro, from Latin clarus, from Proto-Italic klāzos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

claro (Galician): clear, light; clear, cloudless

Definitions

  1. clear, light; clear, cloudless

Ancestry of “claro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecraro—
2Latinclarusclear, bright; renowned, famous; upstanding,...
3Proto-Italicklāzos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

Words derived from “claro”

  • clarividente
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